Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti

Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti was appointed to Cincinnati Financial Corporation's board of directors and audit committee effective June 19, 2026, following her retirement from the U.S. Navy in 2025 after a nearly 40-year career marked by leadership at every operational level.

Franchetti served as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations from November 2023 to February 2025, making her the first woman to hold the role and to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As Chief of Naval Operations, Franchetti led a force of more than 600,000 personnel, advanced the Navy's strategic modernization and warfighting readiness initiatives, and focused on fleet growth, emerging technologies and workforce development.

Career History

• Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy (November 2023 – February 2025)
• Vice Chief of Naval Operations (prior to becoming CNO)
• Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff
• Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet; Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (2018–2020)
• Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea
• Commander of Carrier Strike Group 15 and Carrier Strike Group 9
• Commanding Officer, USS Ross (DDG-71) and Commander, Destroyer Squadron 21

Franchetti holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Medill at Northwestern University, a Master's degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix, and completed Harvard Kennedy School's National and International Security program. She is a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College and received the Northwestern Alumni Medal in 2019.

What Franchetti could bring to Cincinnati Financial Corporation's board: Her extensive strategic planning expertise, deep experience managing large complex organizations (600,000+ personnel), proven leadership in crisis and warfighting scenarios, and demonstrated commitment to modernization, workforce development, and risk management in high-stakes operational environments align well with the governance and oversight needs of a major financial services company.

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